Toy bank



Nov. 25, 1958 H. C.-PIERCE 2,861,387

I TOY BANK Filed Aug. 27, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY Nov. 25, 1958 c. PIERCE 2,861,387

TOY BANK Filed Aug. 27, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 zJ/e \.26 \j 900 l I 7 800 7 A125 J n v I2 47 FIG. .5 5 6 INVENTOR. FIG. 4 HAROLD c. PIERCE BY km W JIM ATTORNEY United, States Patent i 2,861,387 TOY BANK 7 Harold C. Pierce, Providence, R. I. Application August 27, 1957, Serial No. 680,507-

' 3 Claims. ((11. 46-4 This invention relates to a toy bank and more particularly to a toy simulating a figurine operating a striking machine with a maul for the purpose of driving a coin upwardly' toward a gong and intoa coin retaining box.

An object of the present invention is to provide a toy bank which encourages thrift throughamusement.

' Another object of the presentinvent'iodis to provide a toy bank with a mechanism consisting of a figurine operating a striking machine with a maul to imply that the figurine is impelling a coin into a register with a rocking motion.

And still another object of the present invention is to provide a portable toy savings bank interesting and amusing to children.

And still another object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical operated bank of fanciful and unique design and appearance.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in part and be pointed out in part in the following specification and claims.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts in the following drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the new and improved toy bank.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a transverse cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view thereof.

Figure 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Figure 7 is a transverse cross sectional view taken along line 77 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary cross sectional view on an enlarged scale of the coin block.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is shown a rectangularly shaped platform 11 provided with a cavity 12 and a chamber 13. A house like structure generally indicated by reference character 10, is provided, consisting of a front wall 14, a rear wall 15, a right side wall 16, a left side wall 17 and a peak roof 18. House is secured to platform 11 and is located over chamber 13. Front wall 14 is provided with an orifice 20. A recess 21 is provided in peak roof 18.

A standard 23 is fixed to and supported by front wall 14. Recess 21 embraces standard 23. A circular recess 24 is provided in one end of standard 23. A bell 25 fixed to standard 23 by means of a rivet 26 is located in circular recess 24. An inverted U shaped track 53 is provided in the lower end of standard 23.

A transparent cover 27 provided with numeral graduations 28 is fixed to standard 23 so as to provide a coin chute 30. (See Figures 1, 3 and 7.) Cover 27 is provided with a slot 31 and a clearance area 32. Cover 27 extends the full length of standard 23 from platform 11 to bell 25.

An arm 33 projecting from and forming part of standard 23 is provided with a second transparent cover 34 which forms a coin receiving slot 35. Slot 35 is in com- 2 i munication with coin chute 30 through slot 31. word Coin may be located on cover 34. A'flexible deflecting apron 36 fixed to standard 23 at the base of orifigurine preferably a man, 45 holding a maul 46 is fixed to lever 40 a coil spring 47 is interposed between the base of cavity 12 and the bottom of lever 40, engaging hinge plate 42 and a rubber disk 42A fixed to hinge plate 42.

Rubber disk 42A prevents spring 47 from sliding sidewise when lever 40 is depressed.

A coin block 50 provided with a coin receiving-slot I 51 and a notch 52 is: slidably mounted in inverted U shaped track-53 andis free to-movelin clearance area '32.". I 'An' intermediate link 1 5 4 provided' with a tapered. endf.

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Tongue end 56pivotally engages notch'52.

In operation a coin will be placed in the mouth of coin receiving slot 35. Arm 33 is at an angle so that a coin will roll, through gravity, from slot 35, through slot 31 to coin chute 30 and into coin receiving slot 51 where the coin will come to rest.

The operator will engage finger projection 41 with a finger, depressing and thereby pivoting lever 40 against the tension of spring 47. The operator will suddenly withdraw his finger from finger projection 41 releasing lever 40 to the reaction of compressed spring 47 which will instantaneously throw lever 40 in pivotal movement, upwardly and thereby rock intermediate link 54 on tapered end 55. Tongue end 56 engaging notch 52 will throw coin block 50 upwardly, dislodging by throwing, the coin in slot 51, upwardly in coin chute 30 past flexible deflecting apron 36. Depending to some degree upon the skill of the separator in the suddenness of the withdrawing of his finger from finger projection 41; the reaction of spring 47 transferred to the coin through lever 40, intermediate lever 54 and coin block 50, will toss the coin to a height of one of the graduations 28 or to a height sufficient to strike and ring bell 25.

Upon the eoins downward descent under gravity it will engage flexible deflecting apron 36, pass through orifice 20 into house 10. A plug 60 located in chamber 30 retains the coins within house 10. The plug 60 is removed to gain access to the coins in house 10.

Having shown and described a preferred embodiment of the present invention, by way of example, but realizing that structural changes could be made and other exam ples given without departing from either the spirit or scope of this invention, what I- claim is:

1. A toy bank having in combination a platform, a house secured to said platform and having a coin receiving orifice, a lever pivotally mounted to said platform, a spring interposed between said platform and lever to yieldingly hold said lever in an upward position, an intermediate lever provided with a tapered end, means to rockingly mount said intermediate lever to said platform with said tapered end rockingly engaging said lever, a standard provided with a coin chute having a coin receiving mouth secured to said house, a coin receiving slot in said standard, in register with said coin receiving orifice, a flexible deflecting apron secured in said coin receiving slot and extending into the path of said coin chute and a coin block having a coin slot, slidably mounted in said standard with said coin slot in register with said coin chute and means to pivotally connect said coin block with said intermediate lever so that upon release of said spring after depression by said lever said coin block will move I Patented Nov; 25,1953.

3 upwardly rapidly throughengagement of said coin bloc with-said lever through said intermediate lever; 1

2. A toy bank having in combination a platform, provided with a cavity, a house provided with a coin receiving orifice securedto said plat-form opposite said-cavity, a; l'everhaving a fingerprojection pivotally mountedto said platform and located in' said cavity; a spring located in said cavity-and interposed 'between' said platform --and said lever'to -yieldingl'y holdsjaid lever-inan upward position,4 an=intermediate lever; provided with a taperedend, -means to rockingly mount said intermediate lever to said platform with Vsaidtapered'endrockingly engaging said lever, astandard provided with -graduationssecured to said house, a-bell secured to the top of'said standard, a transparent cover secured to said standard providinga;c oin chute between said transparent cover and said standard, an armangularly and integrallyform: ing part of said'standard and-transparent covet-having a coin receiving mouth in'register withsaid coin vchute,

a coin receiving slotllocated in said. standard in register 20 with said coin receiving orifice,a flexible deflecting apron secured in said coinreceiving slot and extending into the path of said coinschut'e, antinverted U vshaped track located in said standard adjacent said platform; .and a I in sa-id inverted 1 U- shaped track with -said-- coin-holding slot in register with said coinchute and means to pivotally connect said coin block to said intermediate lever so that upon release of said finger projection upon depression of said spring through said lever, said coin block will move upwardly with a jerk to toss a coin located in said coin receiving slot toward said bell through the pivoting action of said intermediate lever, said coin being deflected by said flexible apron into said coin receiving orifice for retention in -said house.

3. A claim as definedjn claim 2 being further characterized in" that, said lever is provided with figurines which rock with thepivotal action of-isaid lever to simulate the action of the figurines hammering the coin upward in said coin chute.

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